[Jewelry making - Article 00159] - Re: [Orchid] Stabilized Vs. natural turquoise?

[Katherine Palochak]

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    All, can I claim stupidity as an excuse? I'm not a lapidary. Sorry,
    meant to say Mohs Seven. Yeah, it's rare, but it does exist. Persian
    "Old Rock" is probably the most well known, but there are "Old Rock"
    deposits in the U.S. I have one piece in a bracelet, ahem, set around
    35 years ago, that is still as beautiful as the day it was set. It
    cost $25 for just the stone at the time, an exhorbitant price, and it
    was bought from Thunderbird, a reputable place for turquoise. So I
    may not know much about the science, but I do have a discerning eye
    for beautiful turquoise. So, mea culpa and move on. 


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